粵

國gwok3文man4

simp国文
gwok3 man4guó wén

English

  1. the national language (Mandarin)
  2. a country's language and literature

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 本國嘅語文、文學

Examples

  • 佢唔識講英文定係法國文。

    They do not speak English or French.

    Tatoeba · LeeSooHa CC BY

  • 他主修英國文學。

    He majors in English literature.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 我在大學主修美國文學。

    I majored in American literature at college.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 他去了美國讀美國文學。

    He went to America for the purpose of studying American literature.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 學習外國文化是件有趣的事。

    It's fun to learn about foreign cultures.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 最近,有些胡同被指定为保护区,以试图保存这方面的中国文化历史。

    More recently, some hutongs have been designated as protected areas in an attempt to preserve this aspect of Chinese cultural history.

    Tatoeba · eastasiastudent CC BY

Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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